Once Upon A Time Comic-Con International 2016
Saturday July 23
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On Saturday, July 23, the Evil Queen is back! The heroes of “Once Upon a Time” grapple with the return of this super-charged classic villain, while also dealing with Mr. Hyde and the new arrivals from the Land of Untold Stories. And as our favorite Storybrooke residents help to find HAPPY ENDINGS for these lost and forgotten stories, they’ll discover that they have some untold stories of their own. Join co-creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis (“Lost,” “Dead of Summer”) and Adam Horowitz (“Lost,” “Dead of Summer”), along with some of your favorite “Once Upon a Time” cast members, as they discuss the upcoming season of unexpected twists, evolving characters, new adventures and new rivalries with moderator Yvette Nicole Brown. This panel is sure to bring some surprises you don’t want to miss and an exclusive sneak peek at what’s in store for the upcoming season! 10:00-10:45 a.m., Ballroom 20, followed by a special autograph session from 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the ABC Booth on the Convention Center Floor, booth #4245
Lily trying to find her father should be addressed as an untold story!
I believe they already confirmed that Lily is coming back next season. I think they will tie up any loose ended stories next season in case this is the last.
Do you think they'd say if they knew it was the last season? Is that usually said beforehand?
It depends on the network and the show. There have been shows in their 5th+ season that have just been cancelled without notice. However, there are cases of networks renewing a show for one final season. Even if it's a short one. I don't think ABC would cancel it straight out though. They'd at the very least give it a half season, I would think. That said, they know the show is on its final legs, so I'm sure they want to tie up loose ends now so they can focus on giving the show its proper ending. I believe I read somewhere back in an interview that they have had the ending storyline planned since the beginning. So I'm sure they would hate to rush that or have anything impede upon that.
Do you think they'd say if they knew it was the last season? Is that usually said beforehand?
I think in the general direction the ratings are going, this will be the last season.
I honestly can't wait to see how it all ends.
My theory on how it all ends:
Regina will ultimately kill Rumple and become the Dark One. He needs to go. The student kills the teacher. However as you know, if you kill the Dark One then you become the Dark One. If you notice throughout the entire show, no matter how evil Regina was, she never tried to kill Rumple. Strange. I think they have been saving that until the very end. This is why after the darkness left Emma instead of the writers getting rid of it fully, they put it back to Rumple. I think the ultimate goal at the end is to have Regina kill Rumple then become the Dark One. I have a feeling she will have his dagger and he is going to provoke her.
I then think Regina will go full bad ass at the end of the show having a huge showdown with Emma. This replicates her god like presence in the first episode (AKA "I will destroy you if it is the last thing I do"). The true queen of all evil. The first episodes establishes the battles of wills between Emma and Regina. In the end, I think Regina will defeat Emma nearly killing her. But with pleading from Henry she doesn't. This is what will separate Regina from Rumple. This is why she is not the truly the Evil Queen. If you notice Rumple chose power over his son (Bae) and was a coward. Instead Regina will be stronger then Rumple ever was and get rid of the darkness completely most likely sacrificing her own life to destroy the darkness completely. But all of this will parallel with Rumple's relationship with his son.
If you kill the Dark One with the dagger you become it. But what happens if the Dark One kills themselves? I believe the darkness will go completely. I just don't see Rumple and Regina leaving the show unscathed. Possibly Hook too who is 300 years old. However I see all three having happiness in the sense they all had someone to love. Rumple had Belle, Regina had Henry, and Hook had Emma.
I mean if you watch one of the last scenes from the pilot with Emma and Regina look closely.
A. Regina threatens to destroy Emma
B. Regina ends the entire scene confessing her love for Henry
I feel like all this will have something to do with the final ending of the show.
Honestly, it's hard to tell with the ratings because everything has fallen so hard. People aren't watching live TV anymore. This was still the #1 show on Sunday's for ABC, and several times was the #1 scripted show, or close to it, for the night across all broadcast.
There was an article last September by tvbythenumbers talking about the ratings to include streaming this next year. So I wonder what that's going to look like, and how that will affect everything.
An interesting theory, LP54. Is it any wonder she could become darker than before.
Dark One Regina would be insane.
She would have ultimate power. She is already clever as hell and almost impossible to kill but to actually be. Plus the darkness inside of her will be heightened...
